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But so far, there are no plans to approve the tests for use in Australia. It has been a lot of work from many hundreds of people over a decade, and a terrific team effort to get to this pointâ¦it is very rewarding, Ellume founder and CEO Dr Sean Parsons told Today.
The company had been working on developing a test for the flu when they changed tact to deal with the coronavirus, he said. We were able to take that core technology and spin that into a COVID test pretty quickly. The technology was well advanced, and we were able to get the first at-home test, non-prescription, through the FDA, with an emergency use authorisation.
Despite the very positive news of vaccines becoming available, the reality is that they will not be available for all Americans until the second half of 2021.